[미디어펜=석명 기자] The Korean women’s soccer team will play a friendly match against Canada in an away trip to Spain.
The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced the schedule for the women’s national soccer team’s second friendly match away to Spain on the 15th. The list of national team players who will participate in the expedition to Spain was also announced.
The Football Association said, “The women’s national team led by coach Shin Sang-woo will play a friendly match against the Canadian women’s national team in Spain on December 3 at 6 p.m. (hereinafter local time). The stadium is Pinatar Arena, located in San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia region, Spain. “He said.
Previously, the Football Association announced that there would be a friendly match with the Spanish national team at the Cartagova Stadium in Cartagena at 7 p.m. on the 29th. During this women’s soccer A-match period determined by the Federation of International Football Leagues (FIFA), the Korean national team decided to travel to Spain and play two games against Spain and Canada.
Canada is ranked 6th in the FIFA rankings and is a world-class women’s soccer team. This year, she reached the semifinals at the North and Central American Women’s Gold Cup and the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics.
The Korean women’s national team’s overall record against Canada is 9 games, 1 win, 1 draw, and 7 losses. The most recent match was a friendly match held in Toronto, Canada in June 2022, which ended in a 0-0 draw.
Along with the match schedule, the Football Association also announced the list of players who will participate in the trip to Spain.
On the 23-member list, defensive midfielder Kim Shin-ji (Widuk University), who played in the Colombia Women’s U-20 World Cup in September this year, was named to the A national team for the first time. Defender Jeong Ji-yeon, who contributed to Hwacheon KSPO’s regular league ranking of first place in the WK League, was selected for the first time. Gyeongju KHNP striker Hyun Seul-gi, who was first selected for the national team A in August 2022 but was canceled due to COVID-19 infection, was called up to the national team again.
In addition, key players such as Ji So-yeon, Kim Hye-ri, Jang Seul-gi, Lee Young-joo, and Lee Min-ah, who missed the friendly away game in Japan last October due to injury, will join the team for this trip to Spain.
The Korean team is scheduled to leave for Spain on the 24th.
◇ Women’s national team Spain away friendly match (match against Spain, match against Canada) participation list
▲ GK = Kim Kyung-hee (Suwon FC), Kim Min-jeong (Incheon Hyundai Steel), Min Yu-kyung (Hwacheon KSPO)
▲ DF = Kim Hye-ri, Lim Seon-ju, Chu Hyo-ju (Incheon Hyundai Steel), Kim Jin-hee, Jang Seul-gi (Gyeongju KHNP), Lee Yu-jin (Suwon FC), Lee Hyo-kyung (Sejong Sports Toto), Jeong Ji-yeon (Hwacheon KSPO)
▲ MF = Lee Young-joo (Levante Badalona), Ji So-yeon (Seattle Lane), Noh Jin-young (Mungyeong Sangmu), Lee Min-ah (Incheon Hyundai Steel), Lee Jeong-eun (Hwacheon KSPO), Kim Shin-ji (Wideok University)
▲ FW = Kang Chae-rim (Suwon FC), Moon Eun-ju, Choi Yu-jeong (Hwacheon KSPO), Lee Eun-young (Changnyeong WFC), Han Chae-rin (Seoul City Hall), Hyun Seul-gi (Gyeongju KHNP)
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